Girls' name · since 1987
Epiphany
Epiphany has 791 recorded births since 1987 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1988 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,804 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,685 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 791
- born since 1987
- 1990s
- peak decade
Epiphany currently ranks #13685 among girls' names in America, with 791 babies recorded since 1987.
Social Security Administration records show Epiphany recorded 791 times among girls since 1987, holding rank #13685 nationally today, ahead of 21% of girls, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1987 to 2025.
- #8,804 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,685 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 791 born since 1987
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Epiphany ranks #8,804 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,685 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 791 born since 1987, peaking in the 1990s.
- #8,804 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,685 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 791
- born since 1987
- 1990s
- peak decade
Epiphany's 791 recorded births place it above 87.82% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Epiphany compares
791 Top 36% higher than 64% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Epiphany's all-time total is 110% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Epiphany | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 791 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 55 | 21 | 19,840 |
Epiphany's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Epiphany's SSA record in two at 2006 and the more recent half accounts for 36% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 64%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2025, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 1988 peak of 55, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Epiphany popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2025
- Peak year (1988)
- 55
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Epiphany by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (269 births, 34% of the file).
1990s was Epiphany's strongest decade.
269 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Epiphany births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 103
1980s
103 births
- 1990s
1990s
269 births
- 2000s
2000s
191 births
- 2010s
2010s
166 births
- 2020s 62
2020s
62 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 269 births (34% of all-time use).
How Epiphany compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Epiphany's total volume
Epiphany by state
Where Epiphany concentrates geographically, total births since 1987
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 21 | 2.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 14 | 1.8% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 6 | 0.8% |
| #4 | California | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #5 | Florida | | 5 | 0.6% |
21 of 791 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Epiphany's data
- Epiphany's decade-level peak was the 1990s (269 total births); usage has since declined to 62 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Epiphanys (21 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Epiphany: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1988)
Similar record span (~38 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1987–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Epiphany draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.